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The Chantry

A Grade II Listed Building in West Scrafton, North Yorkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.2486 / 54°14'55"N

Longitude: -1.8888 / 1°53'19"W

OS Eastings: 407343

OS Northings: 483668

OS Grid: SE073836

Mapcode National: GBR HM79.WR

Mapcode Global: WHB5Y.YGRR

Plus Code: 9C6W64X6+FF

Entry Name: The Chantry

Listing Date: 6 April 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1301667

English Heritage Legacy ID: 322634

ID on this website: 101301667

Location: West Scrafton, North Yorkshire, DL8

County: North Yorkshire

District: Richmondshire

Civil Parish: West Scrafton

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

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Description


WEST SCRAFTON WEST SCRAFTON
SE 08 SE
7/151 The Chantry
GV II

Chantry chapel, now house. C15 in origin, with late C17 - early C18 and
later alterations. Rubble, stone slate roof. 1 storey, now 2 storeys with
partial rear outshut, 3 first-floor windows. Quoins. Near centre, part-
glazed 4-panel door in quoined, slightly-chamfered ashlar surround with
inscription on lintel " FAB". To right, part-glazed 4-panel door below
deep lintel. First bay: C20 3-light casement window in chamfered ashlar
surround on ground floor; 16-pane sash window on first floor. In centre,
small casement staircase window. Third bay: C20 casement window on ground
floor, 16-pane sash window on first floor. At right end, projection where
C15 right return wall leans forward. Stacks at left end and between second
and third bays. Rear: ground-floor single-light window in chamfered
surround. Right return: C15. Quoins. Pointed-arched window of 2 trefoiled
lights with Perpendicular tracery above and hoodmould. Interior: in room to
left, ashlar fireplace with segmental-arched keyed lintel incised to give
joggled effect, and very large, square-section slightly-chamfered beams; in
room to right, ashlar fireplce with cyma reversa corbels supporting
slightly-arched lintel; straight-flight stone staircase in centre; C15
window has splayed reveals and round-arched lintel. The building is thought
to have been a chantry chapel served by canons of Coverham Abbey.


Listing NGR: SE0734383668

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